Yola Airport

"YOL" redirects here. For other uses, see Yol (disambiguation).
Yola International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesYola, Nigeria
LocationJimeta
Elevation AMSL612 ft / 187 m
Coordinates09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E / 9.25750; 12.43028
Map
YOL is located in Nigeria
YOL
YOL
Location of airport in Nigeria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers158,896
Passenger change 14–15Increase1.5%
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2]

Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport serving Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Yola.

The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during pilgrimage (Hajj).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Contractors Abuja, Lagos
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air Abuja
Dornier Aviation Nigeria Charter: Maiduguri
Max Air Abuja, Kano, Lagos
ValueJet Abuja

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at YOL airport. See Wikidata query.

These data show the number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Passengers 70,466 64,324 46,489 26,379 108,677 118,623 92,640 110,493 135,214 156,611 158,896
Growth (%) Increase 27.59% Decrease 8.72% Decrease 27.73% Decrease 43.26% Increase311.98% Increase 9.15% Decrease 21.90% Increase 19.27% Increase 22.37% Increase 15.82% Increase 1.46%
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[3] 2014,[4] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[5] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[6])

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for DNYO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
  4. ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
  5. ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
  6. ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016



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